The Malaysian Standard Halal Food (MS1500:2004) has been cited by Codex Alimentarius Commission as the best example in the world in terms of justification of Halal food. As Malaysia is positioning itself to be the Halal food hub center by 2010, Malaysia needs to act fast to strengthen the Halal certification services. The Malaysia government has appointed the Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) as a body to handle local and international Halal certification process. Due to the rapid growth of the Halal industry, it is important to research on the Halal certification because the Halal certificates and logos are the important elements in gaining global market shares and retaining consumers. The objectives of this study are to (1) provide an understanding of Halal certification system in Malaysia and (2) highlight issues on the Halal certification process from a value chain analysis perspective. The study adapted a value chain analysis approach to determine the Halal certification process, the actors, information of Halal and so forth. In this value chain analysis, semi-structured interview and document review are conducted. The open-ended questions such as how, what, when, where, and why are used in this study. The interview involved three experts in the Halal certification process. The three personals were considered expert in the Halal certification process as they were credible and have been given authority by the Malaysian government. The documents such as Halal Manual Procedures, Malaysian Standard Halal Food (MS1500:2004), magazines and newspapers articles, journals and so forth are the prime sources in this study. The results of this study reveal (1) the related agencies and acts of Halal certification system, (2) the current state of Halal Certification and (3) the issues of Halal certification system in Malaysia. The first issue of Halal certification system in Malaysia is inefficiency of Halal certification process. Second issue is conflict of authority and governance between federal government and state government. The findings are important in developing Halal Ecosystem and also provide motivation for researcher to resolve the issues by providing more focus in niche area. .
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